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Did you know your words are seeds that will create results in your life? Listen to find out the ways you may be sabotaging yourself. To watch the video version of this episode on my YouTube channel, click here. The post 81: Words Create the Path We Take appeared first on Nika Maples.

You have more control over your thoughts than you realize. The post 80: The Captain and the Kid appeared first on Nika Maples.

In this episode, I read an excerpt from Hunting Hope: “The speed of my answer surprised me when someone recently asked, “What’s next for you?” “Obedience,” I answered. “That’s always what’s next for me.” Maybe I have finally learned that any other plan won’t work. Obedience is my plan. Obedience was the plan for most... Read the Post The post 79: He Has a Plan appeared first on Nika Maples.

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Is the pursuit of perfection holding you back? I’ve found that many people hesitate to do anything if they aren’t sure that it is going to turn out perfectly. Maybe one solution for perfection paralysis is simply making an attempt. I’ll explain what I mean through an excerpt from my book, Everyday Genesis: “When I... Read the Post The post 76: Make an Attempt appeared first on Nika Maples.

I bet it feels safe to say, “I don’t know.” We say it ALL DAY LONG. But James 1:5-7 tells us that wisdom is available. God give it generously, whenever we ask in faith. So is it ever reasonable to say I don’t know? Here are some things that you can say instead. Listen to... Read the Post The post 75: The Toxic Phrase You Keep Saying appeared first on Nika Maples.

You should write before you’re ready. People think that they are “supposed to feel ready” before they begin a challenge.  That is the Readiness Myth. It’s a myth because it is through completing a challenge that you become the person who is ready for it.  It’s crazy but true. The challenge itself makes you into... Read the Post The post 74: The Myth of Readiness appeared first on Nika Maples.

There is a phrase I hear a lot from my book coaching clients. They say, “I am so confused.” My answer is simple: What if there is no right answer to your question? See, every writer wants to know “this or that.” Should I write this topic or that topic first? Should I use this... Read the Post The post 73: When You Are Confused appeared first on Nika Maples.

I love my nieces and their friends. I pray for them every day, asking the Lord to make them strong-hearted and devoted to Him, free from the bondage of comparison. Because I know how painful comparison can be. My guess is that you do too. Comparison gets us nowhere fast. Because when we are looking... Read the Post The post 72: When You Are Stuck appeared first on Nika Maples.

When book coaching clients tell me that they don’t have enough time to write, my answer is simple: What if that is okay? Let’s get real. On the face of things, we all know we are lying to ourselves a little bit when we say we don’t have enough time. Because time is the only... Read the Post The post 71: When You Don’t Have Enough Time appeared first on Nika Maples.

Writers, we have to start by asking ourselves whose job it is to love us. It is not your publisher’s job to love you. It is not your literary agent’s job to love you. It is not your reader’s job to love you. It is not your friends’ job to love you. It is not... Read the Post The post 70: 3 Secrets to Feeling Accepted appeared first on Nika Maples.

Most people struggle with indecision. "Deciding" is the hardest thing about writing a book. That is why I have tried to become good at decision-making. That doesn’t mean that I am a robot, completely controlled by God. But it means that I can be a disciple, who has surrendered control to God. What does that... Read the Post The post 69: The Hardest Thing About Writing a Book appeared first on Nika Maples.

A lot of writers tell me that God has called them to write, but they feel unworthy. The feeling of unworthiness keeps them stuck, never moving forward. Here is a new way to think about it. Maybe God is inviting you to come out and play. It has nothing to do with worthiness and everything... Read the Post The post 68: What If God Is Inviting You to Play appeared first on Nika Maples.

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Have you ever seen those t-shirts that use a bold font to list four ubiquitous names that are instantly recognizable when they are listed together? Like John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Or Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer. Or Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Well, I was thinking about those shirts the other day. I was... Read the Post The post 64: You Belong appeared first on Nika Maples.

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When it comes to your writing, just because you have never been able to fish your book before, doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to finish it. Don’t look to your past to predict your future. Just because your work has been rejected in the past doesn’t mean you always will be. Don’t look... Read the Post The post 62: What You’ve Always Known Won’t Be Enough appeared first on Nika Maples.